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==Recording== | ==Recording== | ||
The album, which is affectionately known as ''The Bunny Record'' due to its original cover art, was recorded in March and April of 1996, before the completion of ''[[Pinkerton]]'' | The album, which is affectionately known as ''The Bunny Record'' due to its original cover art, was recorded in March and April of [[1996]], before the completion of ''[[Pinkerton]]''. | ||
The album is actually credited to Patrick Wilson, with ''The Special Goodness'' seemingly being the album's title alone. However, it is generally considered to be the band's first album. All songs were written, and performed mainly, by Wilson. "Pay No Mind" and "[[Pardon Me (The Special Goodness)|Pardon Me]]" would be later re-recorded for 2003's ''[[Land Air Sea]]''. | The album is actually credited to Patrick Wilson, with ''The Special Goodness'' seemingly being the album's title alone. However, it is generally considered to be the band's first album. All songs were written, and performed mainly, by Wilson. "[[Pay No Mind]]" and "[[Pardon Me (The Special Goodness)|Pardon Me]]" would be later re-recorded for 2003's ''[[Land Air Sea]]''. | ||
Although they are, of course, open to interpretation, many fans agree that the vast majority of the lyrics on ''The Bunny Record'' reflect his experiences during Weezer's initial rise to stardom, and the personal dynamics within the band. In particular, these subjects include disillusionment with rock stardom, and [[Rivers Cuomo]]'s behavior during this period. | Although they are, of course, open to interpretation, many fans agree that the vast majority of the lyrics on ''The Bunny Record'' reflect his experiences during Weezer's initial rise to stardom, and the personal dynamics within the band. In particular, these subjects include disillusionment with rock stardom, and [[Rivers Cuomo]]'s behavior during this period. | ||
==Handmade Copies== | |||
While the album was officially released in Japan utilizing the standard bunny artwork, there were also numerous (Possibly one of a kind) handmade versions of the album sold while the band toured throughout [[1999]] and [[2000]]. These handmade CDs are typically parodies of popular artwork or other album covers, often with cut-and-paste images of the members of the hip-hop group ''Handsome Boy Modeling School'' put on top of faces. Some or all of these alternate released have been cataloged online, however as a result of the band's lack of popularity along with the fact that these copies were not ever sold officially, they are generally sparsely known of and far more rare to come across on the internet. | |||
Of the total number of unknown versions that were made, the following have existing evidence online: | |||
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Image:The Special Goodness CD Alt 1.png | |||
Image:The Special Goodness CD Alt 2.png|Uses artwork from a [https://chineseposters.net/posters/e13-806 Chinese propaganda poster] from [[1974]] | |||
Image:The Special Goodness CD Alt 3.png|Uses artwork from [[Gene Clark]]'s ''[https://www.discogs.com/Gene-Clark-Roadmaster/release/13457988 Roadmaster]'' | |||
Image:The Special Goodness CD Alt 4.png | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||